Try a unique autumn soup

This week, we are preparing tasty fall soup that I am sure you will enjoy.

PUMPKIN AND PORK SOUP

Ingredients

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 pound pork shoulder, cubed

1 cup chopped onion

1⁄2 cup chopped carrot

1⁄2 cup chopped celery

3 cups pumpkin, cubed and peeled

1 teaspoon cumin

4 cups vegetable broth

Salt and cayenne pepper, to taste

For garnish: roasted peanuts, chopped cilantro

Putting it together

Heat the oil in a large pot over high heat and brown the pork until golden on all sides. Add the onion, carrot and celery and cook for about five minutes. Add the pumpkin and cook for about a minute, then add the remaining ingredients except for garnish.

Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until the pumpkin begins to fall apart. Top each serving with some peanuts and cilantro and enjoy.

Antonio Villagomez is head chef and owner of Cilantro's restaurant and catering in Yuba City, Calif. Contact him at 530-844-2111. His website is cilantros.us.